"Riverdale" Spin-off About "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" Picked Up by Netflix

It was originally supposed to be on The CW.

Sabrina the Teenage Witch is hopping onto her broomstick and flying over to your go-to streaming service. The upcoming Sabrina reboot has been picked up by Netflix, THR reported on Friday.

Back in September, the CW was reportedly developing a companion series to Riverdale based on Sabrina the Teenage Witch. The series, previously called The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, was set to be an adaptation of an Archie Comics graphic novel that reimagines the titular teen witch's tale as a dark coming-of-age story. EW reported then that the series would find "Sabrina wrestling to reconcile her dual nature — half-witch, half-mortal — while standing against the evil forces that threaten her, her family, and the daylight world humans inhabit."

According to THR, Netflix ordered two 10-episode seasons of the now-untitled Sabrina series that will be shot back-to-back next year. Writers will begin working on the show next Monday. While the CW and Warner Bros. had narrowed down a list of actresses they wanted to play Sabrina, this will be "revisited" now that Netflix has picked up the series, THR reported.

There's still no word on more details of the plot, but those hoping for a Riverdale–Sabrina crossover should still keep their fingers crossed. According to THR,Riverdale's show-runner, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, wrote the original script and is still executive producing, while his Riverdale collaborators Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter will be among the directors. It's not clear when the series will air or whether we'll be getting both seasons at once. Still, here's some pretty good news to keep in mind: Since it's airing on Netflix, we'll get to binge both Archie-verse shows at the same time.